you may suppose there was a gooddeal of a scare I called Clarance & Pete Riser who were sleeping up stares, we expected somp thig more seerious, but who ever they were left, but there wus no sleep for any one here, booth of the boys are uneasey and no telling what moment they will leave me. But what is still more horrible the next night two unknown men when to Merrit McAlisters It is thought they made some noise about 10 oclock his went out the back door when he was knocked down with an axe and then his head choped off they got about 80$ from is pockett, then they tryed to get into